One a day

The tiny tomatoes have started.

It’s full on summer. Hot and humid and more baby things all about. Most notably the three baby robins. I can barely get a glimpse of them and no worthy photos. However

And the excitement does not stop there. Kevin dropped off Paeonia Suffruticosta – a purple tree peony in honour of my Mom.

I wish you could buy a hole when you buy a plant. Just saying…

Opium and Garlic

Grow your own bagel topping
Hard neck and soft neck. That’s hard neck on top of course.

Plants watered, peas picked and pulled some garlic. Leaving the rest of the hard neck in the ground for another week as there is no sign of the skins splitting. The soft neck hasn’t done as much. Need to get this year’s garlic ordered.

Ms. Robin is in her nest this morning. The slightest move and her head pops out. I’ve decided that once I see signs of her chicks I will empty the composter and create a serious worm buffet.

Robin’s Egg Blue Peas

Snow peas have gone from blooms to pickable in two days. So gorg.

July has kicked off hot and dry. Could be a week of feels-like mid to high 30s and not a hint of rain in the forecast.

Totally on the down low… a robin has nested in our dogwood right off the balcony. I haven’t got a great picture as she and her nest are well hidden. And trying to be a bit invisible in her immediate vicinity. Don’t want to scare her off. That said, she must have had some sense of what she was getting into during her three days of nest building. She’s been around enough the last 48 hours that she must be roosting. Hope to get a peak at some real Robin’s egg blue!